1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910370247803321

Autore

Ragsag Anabelle

Titolo

Ethnic Boundary-Making at the Margins of Conflict in The Philippines : Everyday Identity Politics in Mindanao  / / by Anabelle Ragsag

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

981-15-2525-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (59 pages)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Political Science, , 2191-5466

Disciplina

306.768

Soggetti

Asia—Politics and government

Peace

Ethnicity

Economic development

Ethnology

Asian Politics

Conflict Studies

Ethnicity Studies

Development Studies

Social Anthropology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations -- Chapter 3. The Making of Ethnic Boundaries in the Philippines: A Historical Overview -- Chapter 4. Categorising Ethnicity in Sarangani Bay -- Chapter 5. Distribution of Power -- Chapter 6. Vernacular Voices, Locally-Situated Agents, Peace Process Actors, and the Mindanao Political Economy -- Chapter 7. Conclusion and Lessons Learned.

Sommario/riassunto

This book makes a significant interdisciplinary contribution to existing scholarship on ethnicity, conflict, nation-making, colonial history and religious minorities in the Philippines, which has been confronted with innumerable issues relating to their ethnic and religious minority populations. Using Sarangani Bay as a research site, the book zones in on the lives of the Muslim Sinamas and the Christianized indigenous



B'laans as they navigate the effects of the ongoing turmoil in the Bangsamoro region in Muslim Mindanao—a multi-faceted conflict involving numerous armed groups, as well as clans, criminal gangs and political elites. This work considers the factors affecting the Muslim Moro people, who have long been struggling for their right to self-determination. The conflict in the Moro areas has evolved over the past five decades from an ethnonationalist struggle between an aggrieved minority and a thorny issue for the central government: a highly fragmented conflict with multiple overlapping causes of violence. The book provides a framework for understanding the ethnic separatism in the case of the southern part of the country, framed by the concept of ethnic boundaries. Providing an excellent blend of theory and empirical evidence, the author confronts how ethno-religious divisions adversely impact the quality of life and unpacks how these divisions challenge multiculturalist policies. Weaving together multiple branches of the social sciences, this book is of interest to policymakers, researchers and students interested in international relations and political science, Asian studies, ethnic studies, Philippines’ history, sociology and anthropology.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910154624403321

Autore

Tofighi Fatima

Titolo

Paul's letters and the construction of the European self / Fatima Tofighi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2017

ISBN

0-567-67255-7

0-567-67254-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 pages)

Collana

Scriptural traces : critical perspectives on the reception and influence of the Bible ; 10

Library of New Testament studies ; 572

Disciplina

227/.0609

Soggetti

Postmodern theology

Postmodernism - Religious aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements -- Note on References -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Paul within the Limits of Europe Alone -- 2. Paul the Pious Citizen: Romans 13 between Subjection and Subversion -- 3. Paul's Faith: Galatians 2:11-14 and the Rise and Fall of European 'Religion' -- 4. Paul, Veiling, and the Construction of European Gender in 1 Corinthians 11 -- Bibliography -- Indexes

Sommario/riassunto

"Even when he was a prototype of European identity, Paul transgressed the limits of Europe. It is not clear whether he was conformist or rebellious, orthodox or liberal, sexist, or egalitarian. Instead of pushing the Apostle into the arbitrary categories of modern European identity, Fatima Tofighi takes into account the challenge that Paul brings to normative conceptions of political theology (Rom 13), 'religion' (Gal 2.12-14), and women's veiling (1 Cor 11. 5-16). Alternative interpretations of these passages, with the help of postmodern theory, both solve the major problems of biblical exegesis and offer a critique of the allegedly well-defined European categories."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Even when he was a prototype of European identity, Paul transgressed the limits of Europe. It is not clear whether he was conformist or rebellious, orthodox or liberal, sexist, or egalitarian. Instead of pushing



the Apostle into the arbitrary categories of modern European identity, Fatima Tofighi takes into account the challenge that Paul brings to normative conceptions of political theology (Rom 13), 'religion' (Gal 2.12-14), and women's veiling (1 Cor 11. 5-16). Alternative interpretations of these passages, with the help of postmodern theory, both solve the major problems of biblical exegesis and offer a critique of the allegedly well-defined European categories